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NHS nurses are among the groups struggling to afford to eat (image: Getty Images)

Covid vaccine now offered to young clinically vulnerable children

Cancer vaccines could be accessible to patients within the next decade, the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful Covid jabs has said.

Cancer vaccine could be available by 2030, say scientists behind Covid jab

A Covid vaccine booster which is aimed at tackling multiple variants of the virus has shown promise (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccine booster tackling multiple variants shows promise, suggests trial d...

A child receives a dose of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid 19 vaccine. Picture: Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images

Study has revealed why children are more protected from severe Covid than adults

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 17, 2021 shows a child receiving a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19, in Paris. - The vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 is officially open, French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on December 22, 2021, although he said the booster dose had not been extended to teenagers "for the moment". (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP) (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images)

Pfizer vaccine approved for use on children aged five to 11

British adults could get fourth Covid jab as deal agreed for 114m extra doses

Over-40s to be offered Covid booster jab as vaccination programme extended

New vaccine research warns that protection starts to weaken six months after jags.

New research warns that protection starts to weaken six months after vaccine

Pfizer vaccine: Why is Pfizer seeking booster shot approval from the FDA for a third Covid vaccine? (Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Why are Pfizer, BioNTech to seek regulatory approval for a Covid booster shot?

Pfizer vaccine has been approved for use in 12 to 15-year-old's in the UK.

Pfizer vaccine approved for use in 12 to 15-year-old's in the UK

The Delta variant is now dominant in the UK. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Study finds Pfizer vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels against Delta v...

The Pfizer Covid vaccine is likely to be effective against the Indian variant, BioNTech boss has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pfizer jab likely to be effective against Indian variant of Covid, says BioNTech...

Which Covid vaccine is best? Oxford, Pfizer, Moderna jabs explained. (Pic: Shutterstock)

Which is the best Covid vaccine? Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna jabs explained

Novavax seeks approval of Covid jab amid UK-EU vaccine row - this is when it cou...

Here's what to do if you feel unwell before your Covid vaccine

Analysis from Public Health England has revealed that both the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines are highly effective in reducing Covid-19 infections amongst patients aged 70 and up (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Covid vaccines lower the risk of over-80s getting seriously ill by 80% - the lat...

The React-2 study showed that almost 90 per cent of people over the age of 80 tested positive for antibodies after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid antibodies found in almost 90% of over-80s after two doses of Pfizer vacci...

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears to be highly effective at reducing the spread of the virus, according to a new study (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Pfizer vaccine is ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of Covid-19 - according ...

Pfizer's Covid jab has been approved and rolled out in the UK. (Pic: Getty Images)

When will I get my Covid vaccine? Jabs calculator checks your place in the queue

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccne is 85 per cent effective in preventing people from developing Covid-19 symptoms (Photo: Getty Images)

Pfizer vaccine is far more effective after one dose than first thought - new fin...

The head of the UK vaccine taskforce has said that all adults in the UK could receive both Covid-19 vaccine doses by August (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

All UK adults could be fully vaccinated against Covid by August - according to h...

Symptomatic cases of Covid-19 are dropping by 94 per cent after two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study (Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Symptomatic Covid cases drop by 94% after Pfizer vaccine - the latest study expl...

Clinical trial to begin to test Covid vaccine efficacy among children.

Clinical trial to begin to test Covid vaccine efficacy among children

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine could be reducing the viral load - what does that mean? (Photo: TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine could reduce Covid-19 viral load - what it means

The vaccine was still effective after 21 days without a second dose (Photo: Getty Images)

Single dose of Pfizer Covid vaccine ‘highly protective’ after three weeks - how ...

The new study will be conducted on over 800 participants (Photo: Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

A trial to confirm if Covid vaccine types can be mixed is underway - what we kno...

It is not uncommon to experience a range of side effects after the Covid jab (Shutterstock)

These are the side effects you may experience after receiving the Covid vaccine

Early signs from data show promising results (Photo: Getty Images)

UK strategy to delay second Covid jab was ‘right decision’ - what early signs su...

(Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Novavax vaccine: where is it being made and who owns it?

Pfizer and BioNTech have both confirmed that their vaccine is effective against both the UK and South African variants of Covid (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pfizer Covid vaccine is effective against UK and South African variants - new st...

Pregnant women advised not to take Moderna jab by World Health Organisation (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pregnant women advised not to take Moderna Covid vaccine by World Health Organis...

Pfizer Covid vaccine is likely to protect against the UK’s mutant strain (Photo: Getty Images)

Pfizer Covid vaccine is likely to protect against the UK’s mutant strain

Medical experts say Norway’s Covid vaccine deaths are ‘in line with expectations...

Decisions taken about the best use of the Covid vaccines should be explained fully to help ensure public confidence in the process. Picture: Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images

Vaccine concerns can be cured by open decision-making – Scotsman comment

Asda to offer first in-store supermarket Covid vaccinations - here’s how it will...

Read the UK's new Covid Vaccines Delivery Plan in full - with tens of millions t...

The Moderna vaccine is the third Covid vaccine to be approved for use in the UK (Getty Images)

Everything you should know about the Moderna vaccine

Moderna Covid vaccine granted approval for use in the UK - what you need to know

The jab, developed by US-based company Moderna, has been shown to have a 94 per cent effectiveness against Covid-19.

Moderna: Third coronavirus vaccine approved for use in the UK

Pfizer says vaccine protects against new Covid-19 mutant strains spreading acros...

The UK has now approved two different vaccines for use.

Can you choose which Covid vaccine to have?

Covid vaccine manufacturers say second doses should not be delayed - the science...

The Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca has been rolled out across the UK. (Pic: PA)

Covid vaccine: how many doses of the Oxford and Pfizer jabs does the UK have?

The Oxford/AstraZeneca jab will be administered to patients in the UK over the coming months (PA Media)

Where is the Oxford Covid vaccine made?

A scientist at work in an Oxford Vaccine Group's laboratory at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford (Picture: Steve Parsons/PA)

Why Oxford 'vaccine for the world' is so important – Scotsman comment

Vaccine developers are currently looking at ways to boost the effectiveness of a vaccine so that it provides longer immune protection

This is how long it takes for a Covid vaccine to work

Oxford University's AstraZeneca vaccine could be approved ‘just after’ Christmas

A person receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a vaccination centre in York. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that as of 8am on Saturday morning, 350,000 people had been vaccinated.

BioNTech boss confident vaccine will work on UK mutant Covid-19 strain

Moderna’s Covid vaccine has been approved in the US - but when will the UK get i...

Resident Margaret Keating, 88, receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton.

More than 18,000 Scots given first dose as weekly updates begin

The UK is expected to receive 10 million doses of the new vaccine by the end of 2020 (Shutterstock)

Is the Pfizer Covid vaccine safe?

Resident Annie Innes, 90, talks with a healthcare worker after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton.

Care home residents show Scotland the way out of Covid crisis – Scotsman comment

Deputy charge nurse Katie McIntosh administers the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine jabs to Vivien McKay Clinical Nurse Manager at the Western General Hospital, in Edinburgh.

More than 5,000 Scots given first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

The UK will have ‘3 or 4’ Covid-19 vaccines by summer 2021 - according to Chris ...

Deputy charge nurse Katie McIntosh arrives to administer the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine jabs to staff at the Western General Hospital, in Edinburgh, on Tuesday.

Allergic reactions to Covid-19 vaccine ''not unexpected' says Jason Leitch

The two staff members had a history of allergic reactions.

Warning issued after 2 allergic reactions to coronavirus vaccine

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The NHS paid out more than £160m in compensation to patients between 2018 and 2022, figures show, with one case involving a baby who died after an improper examination.  Pic: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Millions paid out for botched NHS treatments, including ovary removal

The attack on the Capitol sparked the biggest police investigation in US history. Picture: Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Convicted US Capitol rioter set to arrive in Scotland later this year

Youssef Mikhaiel and his partner, Sarah Bradley, at Queen's Park Stadium in Glasgow, before his detention.

University graduate detained as number held in Dungavel soars threefold

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